Egypt created
history in Dallas by securing their first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout victory,
defeating Australia 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
The Pharaohs
completed an Antipodean double following their previous win over New Zealand.
Emam Ashour opened the scoring in the 13th minute, stooping to head Karim
Hafez’s cross into the far post after his initial strike was blocked.
Australia
battled back after Cristian Volpato hit the crossbar early. They equalized in
the 55th minute wh...
